Category Archives: Women

Creating Labour Market Conditions Favourable for Work-Life Balance

Posted on 05/04/2016 by coface

Following the announcement by the European Commission of a new initiative called “New start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families”, the European Parliament Committees EMPL and FEMM, decided to draft jointly, an own initiative report … Continue reading →

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Reconciliation: a safety net for all families!

Posted on 23/02/2016 by coface

In August 2015, the Commission published a “Roadmap” for the initiative ‘A new start to address the challenges of work-life balance faced by working families’ to replace the 2008 Commission proposal to revise the Maternity Leave Directive. The objective for … Continue reading →

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Please mark your calendars! SDGs and Gender Equality conference is coming!

Posted on 27/01/2016 by coface

First of all let me wish you a bright and fruitful New Year. For COFACE, 2016 will be dedicated to “New policies for 21st century families”. We will be dealing with exciting topics this year such as financial inclusion, SDGs … Continue reading →

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Domestic violence: How does it affect workplaces and access to work?

Posted on 25/11/2015 by coface

by Ana Pérez 25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Linking domestic violence and working life is arguably counterintuitive. An initial reaction is that violence is about people’s relationships and should not impinge on work. Arguably … Continue reading →

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Update on the Maternity Leave Directive

Posted on 29/05/2015 by coface

by Ana Pérez After 7 years from the proposal from the European Commission and 5 years after the vote in the European Parliament, we are still at the same point: the Council does not express its position and blocks the … Continue reading →

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The final push! One last hope to save the European Maternity Leave Directive from being scrapped

Posted on 17/04/2015 by coface

We finally have some news about the EU Maternity Leave Directive – and it’s pretty desperate. But let us quickly recap what happened until now: – the EU Maternity leave Directive was originally adopted in 1992, introducing measures to encourage improvements in … Continue reading →

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Calling for measures for improving working time arrangements

Posted on 07/04/2015 by coface

by Ana Pérez Today’s increased number of women on the labour market means a different working-life trajectory, departing from the male single breadwinner model. Women face multiple challenges throughout their working life, from caring for small children, to caring for … Continue reading →

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Message from COFACE and COFACE-Disability on the occasion of International Women’s Day

Posted on 07/03/2014 by coface

International Women’s Day is an opportunity to take stock of the progress achieved, call for changes and celebrate the acts of courage and determination of ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their country and their … Continue reading →

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